Answered: 50-year-old postmenopausal woman has…

Microbiology for Surgical Technologists (MindTap Course List)

2nd Edition

ISBN:9781111306663

Author:Margaret Rodriguez, Paul Price

Publisher:Margaret Rodriguez, Paul Price

Chapter22: Emerging, Recurring, And Reappearing Diseases

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 2UTM

See similar textbooks

Related questions

Question

A 50-year-old postmenopausal woman has emphysema. This lung disease impairs the ability to oxygenate the blood, so patients experience significant fatigue and shortness of breath. To alleviate these symptoms, oxygen is typically prescribed, and this patient has a portable oxygen tank she carries with her at all times, breathing through nasal cannulae. Before she began using oxygen, her red blood cell (RBC) count was 6.3 x 10¹²/L. After oxygen therapy for several months, her RBC count dropped to 4.0 x 10¹²/L.

What physiologic response explains the elevation of the first RBC count?
What hormone is responsible? How is its production stimulated? What is the major way in which it acts?
What explains the decline in RBC count with oxygen therapy for this patient?

Expert Solution

Trending now

This is a popular solution!

Step by step

Solved in 2 steps

SEE SOLUTION Check out a sample Q&A here

Knowledge Booster

Learn more about

Need a deep-dive on the concept behind this application? Look no further. Learn more about this topic, biology and related others by exploring similar questions and additional content below.

Similar questions